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Exodus 4:2

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And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
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  1. Exodus 4:17Rank 1 from verse 2
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    17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

  2. Exodus 4:20Rank 2 from verse 2
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    20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

  3. Isaiah 11:4Rank 3 from verse 2
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    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  4. Psalms 110:2Rank 4 from verse 2
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    2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  5. Genesis 30:37Rank 5 from verse 2
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    37¶ And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

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Exodus 4:2

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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1AND Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.

2And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

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3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

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